Linking Printer to S7 200

[abdoon89]

What type of printers can be linked to S7 200 CPUs and if there any special requirements?

[sigmadelta]

You can connect a serial printer that can accept ASCII commands.  I would recommend having a CPU 226 XP that has two ports because you usually need one port for the printer and another one for the HMI and/or programming.

The port on the CPU can be set to "Freeport" mode, which is generic serial communication.  The ports on the CPU are also RS-485, so to connect a printer with RS-232 you need a RS-232/Rs-485 converter.

[abdoon89]

Thanks sigmadelta for your response, it seems I got the wrong information.

 

The system contains a s7 200 that communicates with TOP 270 HMI, the required data to be printed is a report chart that exists within the TOP 270.

I tried to configure a printer with HMI, but all efforts were in vain.

One of the HMIs can't define the language of the printer, the other one could not recognize the printer at all and says that the connected device needs a driver.

 

Waiting to hear from you.

[sigmadelta]

Look at this manual on page 4-10:

TP 270, OP 270, MP 270B (WinCC flexible)

The HMI device supports the following printer standards:

• compatible with ESC/P, 9-pin ESC/P or ESC/P2 (EPSON) e.g. EPSON LQ 300+

• compatible with PCL3 (Hewlett Packard) e.g. Brother HL 1450

USB printers can still be used for PCL and Epson9 modes.